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Surfboards 1990 John Gillis  |
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| Jack Knight
Surfboards circa 1973 Jack Knight Sold out of his parents milk bar at Manly and particularly popular at North Steyne and Queenscliff. Jack shaped them from mid 70's until he moved to the Central Coast in the early 80s. -contributed by Rob Tebble, July 2005. Jack Knight shaped for McGrigor Surfboards, circa 1976. |
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| Jacko
Surfboards 1965 48 Dyson Street South Perth Riverdale WA 1968 146 Gerong (?) Road Riverdale WA 1972 8 Claude Street, Riverdale, Western Australia. Decal right, courtesy of George J., November 2011. 1977 John Jakovich |
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| Jacks
Surfboards 1975 ???
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| Jackson
Surfboards. Click decals for detailed entry. |
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| Jam Surfboards
Pittwater Road, Narrabeen 1978 Peter Dewar. Decal forwarded by Sam88, June 2014. Photograph: Backdoor October 1977, page 6. 1980 Noosa Heads, Queensland. Noted: 5ft 11" Twin fin  |
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| Jackson and Cansdell Surfboards Brian Jackson and Ron Cansdell Surfboards 1958 Nth Wollongong NSW Brian Jackson and Ron Cansdell This factory was taken over by Wollongong surfer, John Skipp. See Skipp Surfboards 1962 Jackson and Cansdell Surfboards 59 The Bouvevade, Caringbah See Jackson Surfboards |
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| Jay Bee
Surfboards circa 1960 Jay Bee Boats Limited 943 South Road, St. Marys, South Australia. Phone: 76-1571 Hollow timber surfboards and surf-skis. 1965 1301 South Road St. Marys South Australia Phone 761571 Bert Bedford Trevor Lyall http://www.surfhistorysouthaustralia.com/jaybee-surfboards.html  Jay Bee Ski, 1960
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 Jay Bee Boats, 1961. Thanks to Snazzy.  Jay Bee Ski, 1960.
Decal thanks to Snazzy, December 2019.  Jaybee by Bert Bedford, 1964  Jaybee Wave,1964 |
| Jay Dee Waters
1974 Central Coast, NSW (?) 'Hand Crafted by Grant Byrne' Decal image contributed with thanks by Eric B., May 2011. |
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| Jeff Hakman
Surfboards 1976 ? Hawaii? |
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| Jensen Surfboards
1985 ? Thomas? |
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| Jet Surfboards
circa 1979 Byron Bay Dennis Anderson. Michael Cundith Tony Cerff Peter Dewar Gunther Rohn Bruno "Buzz" Buzzolan Glassing: John Hannerbry Gloss: Rick Henry 1982 Frank Latta - Simon Anderson 3 Fin Thruster Latta had just left the Energy factory at Brookvale and, with Simon's approval, produced a number of Thrusters with the Simon Anderson 3 Fin decals at San Juan and Jet Surfboards, Byron Bay.         |
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| Jim Banks Surfboards
1976 A small number of boards marked as Designed & Shaped by Jim Banks. 1986 Cronulla- Taren Point?    |
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| Jim Pollard Surfboards
1974 Maroochydore, Queensland. Phone: 455546 Jim Pollard. Also see Pollard Surfboards. Top: Seascape decal, black with some minor hand-colouring, 1974 [adjusted]. Images contributed with
thanks by Eric Bayliss, March 2009 and April 2014.
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| Joe Larkin
Surfboards 1961 28 Miles Street, Kirra Qld Shaping : Bob Ryan (Boganbar Bob) and own model. Glassing (and shaping?) :Joe Larkin ... ex- Barry Bennett Surfboards 1962 1964 1965 1966  Joe
Lakin Surfboards Factory, Kirra,
1962.
- Jennar: Surfer'sTextbook,
page 78.
1969
Shapers : Graham Black, MP, Terry Fitzgerald, Gordon Merchant, Peter Townend, Black Tracker - Graham Black Model 1970 Gold Label - Special Custom Model by Brian Austen ..."our top shaper" . Ski Free Model circa 1973 Business closed. Undated Shapers Darrell "Rooster" Dell, Garry Birdsall, Mick Dooley, Andrew Mc Kinnon, Michael Peterson. Undated Workers Dave McDonald Reference : Mal Sutherland and Bevan Bache : Legend Larkin (Joe Larkin Profile) Pacific Longboarder 2003 Vol 7 #1 pages 36 to 45. Michael
Peterson and Larkin Surfboard, Bells Beach,
circa 1970.
Photograph : Alby Falzon, Tracks  Joe Larkin Surfboards: Scroll decal, circa 1968. Decal image contributed by Jim Swinton, February 2006. |
 Joe Larkin and Friend, Kirra circa 1962. Beyond The Green Room, page 25.  Shield Decal, circa 1963. Peter Turner Collection. Photograph : Andrew Sheild ASL, June 1999. Issue 129 page 43.   Decal image thanks to Snazzy, 2020.  Joe Larkin Surfboards: Long diamond decal, circa 1966. Decal image by Scott Anderson. |
| Johanna
Surfboards 1974 Beach Forest, Victoria. Mordy Surf Shop 628 Main Street, Mordialloc, Victoria. Ross forwarded the Beach Forest images and reported in September 2018: Johanna Surfboards were made in the Klemm/Bell factory Torquay in 1973. ... shaped by Kym Thompson and glassed by Phillip Charles. These were made for Lindsay Mudges Mordy Surfshop. DT Toro: Double-flyer rounded pin single-fin with spayed decor, 1978.    Double-flyer rounded pin single-fin with spayed decor, 1978. Decal thanks to DT Toro, 2020. |
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| John Arnold
Surfboards 142 Gawler Place Adelaide S.A. 1958 John Arnold John Arnold Surfboards started in South Australia in the late 1950s and, principally through licensing O’Neill Wetsuits (USA), was a major company in the 1960s surf industry. Early foam boards reported to be made at Bennetts at Brookvale before SA production. - Interview with John Arnold in Tracks, October 1976. 1964 Ashley Waldeck Arnold's top shaper in the early 1960s, he also made Ashley Surfboards at the JA factory.  Wayne Lynch, Wayne Dale and Sig Kwiatkowski. I assume Dale and Kwiatkowski were responsible for the production boards, including the Wayne Lynch International Involvment (note the incorrect spelling) model. Note: Sig Kwiatkowski was previously recorded as "Sid". In May 2008 Nic Kwiatkowski noted via email: "You had an details there regarding Sid Kwiatkowski, actually it should be Sig Kwiatkowski - short for Sigmundt Kwiatkowski, my father or Ziggy as he uses now." All the references to Sig have since been revised. |
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Les Purcell - contributed, with thanks, by Les Purcell. Barry Young Billy Johnson 1970 Wayne Lynch and Wayne Dale ('designers') Boards avilable in "All states of Australia - East and West coast USA - England - France." These overseas boards may have been made under lisence. See #103 and #225 Fat Albert - JA's low cost pop-out model, similar to the Shane Standard and the Wallace Junior. One example: 5'6" x 20" x 3" in yellow pigment and unusually fitted with a Simplex fin-box with box-tabs, said to be an idea of Wayne Lynch. The decal design was copied from California's Surfboards Australia. John
Arnold Surf Creations, circa 1972.
Left: JA Surfboards,
circa1967.
John Arnold ?, circa 1969. Decals contributed with thanks by snazzy, April 2015. Image
courtesy of Jo-Jo, December 2013.
http://www.surfhistorysouthaustralia.com/john-arnold.html Right: JA Custom Belly-Board Decal on +10ft Malibu, circa 1966 (?) Courtesy of Wayne Herbert, South Africa, September 2016. |
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decal images provided by
Chris Jones, Adelaide and Stanley's Surf Decals (US) during 2018  Shaper Design: John Arnold Surf Shop, circa 1967. Image courtesy of Muzza, June 2012. |
 Decal courtesy of snazzy, January 2019. |
 John Arnold Surf Machines, Adelaide South Australia Wayne Lynch International Involvment, 1970. |
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courtesy of Snazzy,
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 Dragon (?) decal thanks to Mike Brown, South Australia, July 2020.  Markings: Wayne Lynch 6'8" 2001 BC Also see Wayne Lynch. |
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Designs by Wayne Dale
John Arnold Surf Boards, circa 1970. Decal thanks to Snazzy, August 2021. |
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Arnold Surfboard, circa 1973.
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  John Arnold Surf Design, circa 1971. Image courtesy of Mick Mock, Sydney Surf Auction 2010. |
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Shaped by Sig Kwiatkowski, circa 1965.
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 John Arnold Surf Shop, circa 1965. |
 John Arnold Surf Shop, circa 1976.
Image courtesy of Andrew/Red, January 2017. |
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 1974? Image courtesy of
Snazzy, January 2019.
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 Fat Albert, 1970 |
| John
Barnes Surfboards Queensland ?  |
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| John Grace
Surfboards ??? 1971 John Grace |
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| John Gilbert Surfboards ??? 1984 John Gilbert Noted: No-nose round-tail quad fin |
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| John Harris Surfboards 5 Grevillea Street, Byron Bay (066) 656 736 1990 John Harris  |
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| John Holmes Surfboards John Holmes Surf Craft 3 Karen Avenue, Mermaid Beach Qld : 1974 1979 Alan Kempish and Mike Jessop |
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| John Monie Surfboards Lot 40 Commerce Street, Erina, Central Coast. Phone Woy Woy 413548 Phone Gosford 67220 1964-1971  Decals courtesy of Snazzy, May 2020.
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 Tracks,
March 1971, page 20.
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| John Otton Surfboards
? Possibly Woods or Dale Surfboards, Brookvale 1968 Noted: 8ft John Otton Custom Model - Pintail Number .3344.J.O. Orange foam centre stringer with two black glue-lines Photos thanks to Judith Saunders, December 2020.  John Otton later shaped at Ron Wade Surfboards. |
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| John
Pribram Surfboards ? 1990 John Pibram |
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| Johnny
Rhodes and Tony Nichols Surfboards 1964? Cronulla Surf Shop 77 Gerrale Street Cronulla, Sydney maddock wrote, January 2004... John Rhodes, a local Cronulla surfboard maker. He shaped my first new board in 1962. Thanks to maddock. Image below... Detailed stringers by John Rhodes/Tony Nicholas Sufboards, circa 1966 |
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| John Saffron Surfboards 1959? 50 Townsend Rd Whittington Geelong 51294. Fin and decal image forwarded by Leo Doyle, August 2005, decal below thanks to snazzy, January 2019.  Have seen a Saffron Balsa pig so he went back into the 50’s – not quite sure but think he drowned in the 60’s. Ross Harrison of Rasta Surfboards reported (July 2005): John Saffron definitely made balsa boards in the early sixties. I have spoken to a few guys that ordered them through the Geelong Colledge where he had connections. I also checked out one for sale over 10 year ago. I knew quite well the local head surgeon at Geelong Hospital, and John suffered a heart attack whilst surfing his favorite break down at 13th Beach Barwon Heads. He had been treated for drowning and not initially dianosed with the heart attack. Good to see he made the list, great boardmaker. |
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| John
Skipp Surfboards 24 Flinders Street Wollongong NSW 1973 John Skipp See Skipp Surfboards |
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| John
Stewart Surfboards Catherine Hill Bay, just south at Moonee Beach. 1992  Entry and decal thanks to Peter Derwin (Pedro), Lake Munmorah, 2020. |
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| Jonathan Apple 1974 Cronulla. |
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| Jon H.
Wilson Surfboards 18 Fenton Crescent, Frankston, Victoria. Phone 783-3646. 1972 Jon Wilson Phil Grace   
 When Jon
Wilson Surfboards joined Flinders Surfing Company in
1974 they Created Balin Surfboards
In 1985 the business was taken over by Peter White (Now Classic Malibu - Noosa) and Bruce (Bean) Fewings. Currently Bean has stores located in Tootgarook and Sorrento and the manufacturing of handcrafted BALIN boards are now being shaped at the shaping sheds in Gunnamatta. http://www.balinsurfboards.com.au/history.html  |
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| Jon Skinner Surfboards Skinner Surfboards Victoria, Phone: 20 5303 1970 Jon Skinner 1971 decal courtesy of Phil55, January 2019. Phil also noted: Being an old PMG Telecom man I doubt that it was made in Melbourne, as I recall the 20 exchange was inner s/e suburbs.  |
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| Jonathon
Apple Surfboards 1975 Cronulla NSW Decal image contributed, with thanks, by Tim, Victoria, April, 2014. |
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| Joske and Connelly Surfboards
Mid-North Coast NSW? 1974 Paul Joske? Possibly proceeded Paul Joske's Valla Surfboards at Nambucca Heads. Decal image contributed, with thanks, by Snazzy, March 2019. |
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| Joose
Surfboards [Johnson Original Ocean Surfing Equipment] Central Coast 1977 "Beaver" Johnson Images contributed, with thanks, by Simmo, February 2014. |
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| JR Surfboards ? 1996 Jamie Rielley |
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| JS Surfboards ? 1997 ? |
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| Juan Surfboards ? 1972? ? Custom International Model No. 3 Decal thanks to Snazzy, August 2021. |
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| Juice Extractor Surfboards
Crozier Surfboards, Broovale. 1985  Glen Crawford forwarded the decal images, including the 'smoking gun' Juice-Crozier combination, in July 2018. He also noted (edited): I have a Juice Extractor Thruster and a Quad, both brightly coloured. I managed to find out that Juice Extractor was a name used by Chris Crozier in the mid 80's. They were made in the Sydney workshop and sold in the Newcastle-Hunter region, notably by Geoffrey Brinkworth at his Belmont and The Junction surf shops. |
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| Julian Rocks - Byron Bay Surfboards
1973? Bob McTavish |
| Jumbuck
Surfboards 1985 ? |
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| Jupiter Rising Surfboards ?? 1978 Gordon Beath |
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